Shloka 43
पुनर्द्यूत-समाह्वानम्
Renewed Summons to the Dice-Game and Exile Wager
ह्ृतेन राज्येन तथा धनेन रत्नैश्व मुख्यर्न तथा बभूव । यथा त्रपाकोपसमीरितेन कृष्णाकटाक्षेण बभूव दुःखम्
hṛtena rājyena tathā dhanena ratnaiś ca mukhyair na tathā babhūva | yathā trapākopasamīritena kṛṣṇākaṭākṣeṇa babhūva duḥkham ||
Vaiśampāyana dit : Les Pāṇḍava ne ressentirent pas une telle douleur, même lorsque leur royaume leur fut enlevé, avec leurs richesses et leurs plus beaux joyaux, autant que celle que leur infligea le regard de Kṛṣṇā (Draupadī), chargé de honte et soulevé par la colère.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches that the pain of adharma—public humiliation and the assault on a person’s dignity—can surpass the grief of losing external possessions like kingdom, wealth, and jewels. Ethical injury and dishonor strike at the heart of dharma and identity, compelling moral reckoning and action.
After the Pāṇḍavas have been deprived of their kingdom and riches, the situation escalates in the assembly. Draupadī (Kṛṣṇā), shamed and angered, casts a reproachful glance; the narrator notes that this moment causes the Pāṇḍavas deeper anguish than their material losses, highlighting the gravity of her dishonor in the sabhā.